Learning about Dinosaurs

Long, long ago…when there were no people or countries...Dinosaurs ruled the Earth.  
We know that some dinosaurs were huge, but how big did they really look?
Mr Jones worked with a group to figure out how to draw a life-sized T-Rex on the netball court.  They combined their reading and maths skills and worked as a team through several steps.
Below is the procedure they worked through, written by Amy.

How big exactly is a dinosaur?

Our goal is to measure a dinosaur and draw it on the netball court.

Materials:Picture of a T-RexPencil and a rulerMeter wheelTons of chalkNetball court

Steps:

1.     Choose a picture of a dinosaur on the net and print it.
2.    Draw a grid on the picture (2cm marks 1m)
3.    Number and letter the grid.
4.   Gather other materials and go outside onto the netball court.
5.    Measure, mark and draw the grid (each square is 1m)
6.   Number and letter this grid the same as the first grid (the numbers and letter are the coordinates)
7.   Share the coordinates out amongst the group.
8.    Draw exactly what is in each square on the paper grid onto the large court grid.
9.    Using different coloured chalk colour in the life-sized dinosaur.
Conclusion:Each part of the dinosaur will connect if it’s drawn the same as on the plan.

The grid we used and some photos of the group in action...

It was fun and took a lot of time.  The'terribe lizard' didn't last long - it disappeared just like all the other dinosaurs!